“No, that is fine. No need for you to make the extra drive, I will meet you here.”
It was then that it hit Marlena, she was going to be alone in a car with Susan for several hours tomorrow. She already struggled with keeping herself from acting like a school girl with a crush when she was about the woman at work where there was plenty of space, and usually, many other people present. How in the world was she going to keep her thoughts and body under control alone with Susan for so long in such a tight space?
"Great. Well, let's get out of here so we can get some rest before the drive in the morning."
Susan grabbed her bag and stood, and Marlena followed suit. Briefly, Marlena wondered if Susan would escort her to the parking lot the same way she had the last time. Before she could think too much about it, she felt Susan's hand at her lower back as they walked from the office and she had her answer. Marlena smiled, unable to help it and unable to ignore the warm tingles that spread through her body at Susan's touch, just like before. Yep, tomorrow was going to be a long day and Marlena only hoped she could keep her feelings to herself while she was alone with Susan for the next few days.
Chapter Three
“You want to stop and grab lunch somewhere?” Susan asked Marlena.
They had been driving for the past three and a half hours and Susan needed some air. Not because the drive itself had been tiring, she traveled a lot for work and was stuck in a car for extended periods of time often, but because she needed a break from being enclosed in the small car with Marlena. Susan was struggling not to stare at the woman, or touch her in such proximity.
Of course, that would be dangerous for some reasons to include the fact that Susan needed to keep her eyes on the road while driving, not to mention the fact that Marlena probably wouldn't be happy about being ogled by some creepy middle aged woman. There had been a few times during the drive when Susan could have sworn she saw Marlena staring at her like maybe she wasn't quite as uninterested as Susan assumed, but she was sure that was just her imagination dreaming up things she wished were true.
"That sounds great. I am starving. I saw a sign for a Chinese place coming up at the next exit. Any chance you're up for some sesame chicken and lo mein?" Marlena smiled at Susan, apparently hoping she would be able to persuade her choice of restaurants.
It was a smile Susan had not seen before, bright and beautiful. Not the shy grins Marlena typically directed at her, but a full on smile spreading across her face and lighting up her eyes. Susan sucked in a breath at how beautiful Marlena was at this moment and just nodded in agreement afraid to hear her voice right now. Stopping for lunch was supposed to help get her mind off touching and kissing this woman, but now, those things were on her mind even more than before.
It was then that Susan knew she was in trouble. Marlena was under her skin and Susan knew she wasn't going to be able to deny her body's instincts much longer at this rate. Pulling onto the exit for Number One China Susan tried to think about lunch, work, and tomorrow’s conference, anything to distract her from Marlena's proximity, trying and failing. If she could just make it to the hotel without doing anything stupid, they would both go their separate ways to their rooms and she would be okay.
"Uh, no sir, we are supposed to have two rooms booked, one for each of us. We made this reservation several days ago. I can get you the confirmation we received from your website if you need to see it." Susan argued with the front desk clerk at the Hampton Inn.
After lunch, they drove straight through for the next two hours of the trip and Susan was ready to relax in her room and let her body calm down from being on edge locked up in the car with Marlena all day.
"I apologize for the inconvenience Ms. Ellis, but we are fully booked tonight. There is a big conference tomorrow, so we filled up fast. I understand there was an error in the reservation online, and we are crediting your company right now and will also be sure to give you a discounted rate for the room you have during your stay, but I don't have anything available to give you a second room." The clerk told Susan glancing between her and Marlena, an apologetic look on her face.
“Susan, it’s okay. I don’t mind sharing the room.” Marlena told Susan trying to reassure her that it wasn’t a big deal.
What Marlena didn’t know was that Susan wasn’t sure she could handle being in the same room with her all night without acting on her hormonal urges.
Susan took the key from the clerk, and they headed up to their room. When they got there Susan let Marlena go in first, and when she walked in and saw one queen bed in the middle of the room she nearly fell over, Marlena catching her before she could hit the ground. "Wo, are you okay?" Marlena asked, and she let her hands linger on Susan's arms, rubbing them up and down; so NOT helping Susan thought.
“Ha ha, yeah. I’m just a klutz. Tripped over my own feet; happens way more often than I'm proud of." Susan said, smiling at Marlena and trying to cover up her nervousness at Marlena's touch with a laugh.
"I'm just going to use the restroom and then hang my clothes before they get wrinkled in this suitcase. At least the closet is big enough for us both to hang our clothes." Susan told her, and Marlena just smiled and nodded at Susan, and headed towards the closet with her suit case, presumably to hang her clothes up as well.
When Susan came out of the bathroom, Marlena was sitting on the bed flipping through channels on the TV. As soon as Marlena saw her, she hopped off the bed and headed towards the bathroom. Susan hung her clothes up in the closet next to Marlena’s and tried to convince herself that she could handle sharing a room with the woman…Hell, who was she kidding! Not only did she have to stay in the same room as Marlena for two nights, but she had to sleep in the same bed. Ugh!
"So, what's the plan for tonight? Rest some before dinner, room service, or what? I am good with whatever, but thought I would check so I know if I should change or not." Marlena asked as she walked back to the bathroom and plopped down on the end of the bed right behind Susan who was still standing in front of the closet, staring at it like it might somehow magically turn into a separate room.
"This is your first trip, so you get to decide. I am fine doing whatever you want, but I won't deny the fact that after sitting in the car all day I am not particularly excited by the idea of getting right back in there so soon." Susan turned to face Marlena and nearly lost her balance again. Marlena as sitting on the end of the bed right behind her, elbows on her knees with her chin resting in her hands as she looked up at Susan.
Susan couldn't help but notice that the angle had caused Marlena's shirt to hang low revealing her cleavage. Susan slowly drew her gaze up and met Marlena's eyes; the heat she saw reflected back at her was nearly her undoing. Susan felt her breathing kick up a notch and swallowed hard trying to rein in her wondering thoughts and calm her body down.
"Good, I think we should get comfortable and order room service," Marlena said and then she got up and went over to the table to grab the menu for room service from next to the phone.
Susan watched as she laid down on the bed, on her stomach, feet up in the air swinging slightly back and forth, turned her head at the foot of the bed as she flipped open the menu. "I've never been anywhere that offered room service," Marlena told her as she looked the over the choices.
“Well, get whatever you want. The credit union will cover the cost of room service.” Susan told Marlena as she sat down on the bed besides her leaning down to glance at the menu herself.
“Their burgers and club sandwiches are always good.”
"What about dessert? Do you like cheesecake or strawberries? They have cheesecake bites and chocolate covered strawberries, and I am feeling a sweet tooth coming on." Susan laughed at Marlena's words.
“Me too. I say we order both; you never know, we may get hungry again and need a snack.” Susan said smiling at Marlena.
Marlena smiled back at her and said, "Awesome! Then I'll take the club sandwich with fries. What do you want? I'll call it in." Marlena start
ed to sit up, but Susan put her hand on Marlena's arm stopping her.
"No, relax. I'm already sitting up. I'll call it in." Susan leaned over Marlena's legs towards the bedside table to call room service. After she had hung up, she rested her back against the pillows and stared at the TV. Well, she glanced at the TV in between staring at Marlena.
Chapter Four
Marlena jumped up when she heard the knock at the door indicating their room service had arrived. It had only been about thirty minutes since they ordered, but it was long enough for Susan to fall asleep and Marlena didn’t want her to get woken up. After all, the woman had driven the whole way here, so she had to be exhausted. When she opened the door, she quickly held her finger up to her lips to let the hotel attendant know to be quiet before stepping aside to allow them access to enter the room.
The attendant rolled the cart in slowly leaving it next to the small dresser/desk that held the TV. Marlena nodded indicating that it was okay there and let him out of the room after placing a small tip in his hand. Marlena grabbed the tray that held their sandwiches and gently sat down on the bed beside Susan, propping herself up against the pillows and headboard. As much as she wanted to let Susan sleep, she doubted their food would be good if it sat for too long; cold fries and soggy bread were never a good thing. Reaching down, Marlena lightly ran her hand over the side of Susan's cheek, pushing the hair back away from her face and then ran her fingers through Susan's hair a couple of times murmuring her name to wake her.
When Susan hummed in pleasure and pushed her cheek into Marlena's hand, she couldn't stop her smile. Marlena loved the feel of her skin beneath her hand, so soft and beautiful. If Marlena hadn't been sure that Susan was into her before, this trip had solidified that fact, and Marlena couldn't deny she felt the same. She had been working hard over the past few weeks to ignore her attraction to Susan but after last weekend she knew she was ready for a change, and found herself hoping that change could include something with the woman lying next to her now. Marlena had tried to ignore her feelings because of Jeff, even though she didn't care for him like that anymore and hadn't for a long time.
That was before she caught him with another woman over the weekend. She should have been upset, but honestly, she was relieved to have a reason to leave that Jeff couldn’t in good conscience turn around and blame on her. Besides, now that he has someone else to warm his bed, he didn’t seem too mad when she packed her things and left. So now, she was a free woman, and she was hoping that this trip might help her figure out if her attraction to Susan was one-sided or not, and after all of the glances, and changes in breathing, and catch Susan staring at her cleavage earlier, she felt confident they were on the same page. The only obstacle still in their pact was the no fraternization policy at work, but as long as they remained professional in the office, she didn't see why they couldn't explore this attraction between them away from work.
"Hi." Susan quietly said as she opened her eyes and looked up at Marlena. Marlena stroked her cheek one more time, letting her hand linger in Susan's hair, and when Susan didn't pull away, she took that as a good sign.
Smiling down at Susan, Marlena felt a jolt of happiness rush through her when the woman smiled back at her and lightly pressed her cheek into Marlena's hand again.
"Hi, sleepyhead. Sorry, I woke you, but I didn't want your dinner to get cold." Marlena told Susan and gestured towards the tray of food on the bed in front of her with her free hand. Susan looked at the food, then back at Marlena then began to sit up. Just when Marlena expected her to turn around to grab her food, Susan leaned into her and placed her hands on either side of Marlena's face, stroking her thumbs back and forth on her cheeks.
Marlena held her breath as she watched Susan look from her eyes to her mouth, and back to her eyes again as if asking for permission. Marlena leaned forward slightly to let Susan know she wanted this too, and that was all it took. When Susan closed the distance between them and began kissing her, Marlena couldn't help the moan that escaped from her mouth. Leaning up on her knees, she put her hands behind Susan's head, tangling her fingers in her hair. They stayed like this, kissing each other with everything they had, for what felt like forever.
When Susan finally pulled away, placing her forehead against Marlena's as they both worked to calm their heaving breaths, Marlena sighed, missing the feeling of Susan's lips on her own immediately. "I decided it would be better to start with dessert. I think I made the right call." Susan said, and when she pulled her head back looking Marlena in the eyes, they both started laughing. Marlena leaned in giving Susan one more quick kiss before they both turned towards their food and began to eat.
Chapter Five
Friday morning Susan woke up before Marlena. Looking down at the woman wrapped around her, with her head laying on Susan's chest, she couldn't stop the smile that formed on her face. Running her fingers through Marlena's hair, she replayed last night in her mind. After dinner Marlena grabbed the chocolate covered strawberries from the table and put one to Susan's mouth. When the chocolate smeared on Susan's lips, Marlena had leaned in and cleaned it off with her tongue.
After that, thoughts of food went out the window as Susan wrapped her arms around Marlena's waist and pulled their bodies together. Then it was all tongues, and hands, and kisses as they took turns kissing down each other's necks, then collar bones, and they had their hands all over each other. They hadn't gotten completely undressed, or went as far as making love, but Susan was still confident it was the best sexual experience she had ever experienced.
"Good morning." Marlena had lifted her head and was now hovering over Susan, only inches from her face. Even first thing in the morning with no makeup and bedhead, Marlena was the most beautiful woman Susan had ever seen. She had no idea what this beautiful, young lady wanted with a lonely middle-aged woman like herself, but she wasn't going to question it right now. No, for now, Susan was going to enjoy their time together. She knew that this was likely nothing more than sexual curiosity on Marlena's part, I mean she knew about Marlena's boyfriend, but Susan wanted whatever she could get. A couple nights away with this woman on a business trip was better than nothing at all.
Reaching up, Susan put her hand behind Marlena's head and pulled her down. Marlena didn't resist and within a second the two women were kissing. Susan sighed when she felt Marlena slip her tongue into her mouth and then she followed suit.
It wasn't long before they were both panting loudly. Susan's whole body felt like it was on fire, her nipples were hard and strained against the fabric of her shirt, and she could feel the warm heat of her sex between her legs becoming increasingly wet with every swipe of Marlena's tongue in her mouth. When Susan let her hands trail down from Marlena's hair to her breasts, cupping them and then rubbing her thumbs back and forth over the other woman's taught nipples, Marlena pulled back, and Susan heard her sharp intake of air. Sitting up in a flash, Susan briefly worried she had gone too far too fast, but then Marlena was ripping her shirt over her head. Now it was Susan’s turn to such in a breath as Marlena’s beautiful breasts were bared in front of her.
“You’re beautiful.” Susan’s voice was breathy as she took in Marlena’s body. Before she could make a move on her own, Marlena reached down and pulled Susan’s hand up to her breasts, then leaned back down over Susan, hands braced on either side of Susan’s head, and kissed her hard.
Susan sighed into her mouth and continued to caress Marlena’s breasts and nipples eliciting the sexiest sounds from deep within Marlena’s chest. When Marlena ran her hand down Susan's collar to her breasts, Susan arched her back up pushing her breast harder into her hand. Marlena pulled back, reaching for the hem of Susan's shirt and she wasted no time sitting up to allow her to pull off her shirt.
As soon as Susan laid back against the pillows Marlena was over her body, taking her first one nipple into her mouth, swirling her tongue around the hard peak, then kissing across her chest and repeating the motion over her other nipple. Susan
was panting, and her body was quivering in pleasure. Sitting up, she flipped their positions so that she was the one over Marlena and she got to work returning the favor as she lavished each of the other woman's breasts with her mouth and tongue.
When Marlena began to wiggle beneath her, Susan released her nipple and returned to Marlena's mouth. As she continued to kiss Marlena passionately, Susan held herself just above her body with one arm and ran her other hand down Marlena's body, between her breasts, continuing past her tight belly and into her panties. When the first trace of Marlena warm, wet, sex hit Susan's fingers, she thought she might just explode from touching the other woman and feeling just how turned on she had made the other woman.
“Oh My God!” Marlena arched into Susan’s touch as she circled her clit.
Susan broke their kiss looking into Marlena's face. "You are so wet. I want to watch you while I make you cum with my fingers."
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